Anaerobic transformation of 1,1,1-trichloroethane by municipal digester sludge

Biodegradation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 297-305

  Chen, Chun ^a   Ballapragada, Bhaskar S ^a   Puhakka, Jaakko A ^a   Strand, Stuart E ^b   Ferguson, John F ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

1,1,1 trichloroethane; 1,1 dichloroethane; 1,1 dichloroethene; Abiotic; Biological; Cell free extract; Chloroethane; Dechlorination; Digester; Methanogenic; Transformation

Indexed keywords

TRICHLOROETHANE;

ACETIC ACID; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEHALOGENATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

BIODEGRADATION;

1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE; 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE; CHLOROETHANE; TRICHLOROETHANE; VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL FREE SYSTEM; DECHLORINATION; METABOLISM; SEWAGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; SEWAGE; TRICHLOROETHANES;

EID: 0033372840     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008336103968     Document Type: Article

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